- Stellantis to halt Italian van plant next week due to parts shortage … – Reuters
- Musk expected to take stand as trial resumes over Tesla tweet – Reuters
- Elon Musk Jury Should Be Warned Ahead of His Testimony, Opponents Say – Bloomberg
- Musk Directed Tesla Autopilot Video Saying Car Drove Itself – Bloomberg
- Tesla shareholder Tencent backs Elon Musk despite Twitter distraction – CNBC
- Tesla’s Gruenheide plant should ramp up output, local minister says – Reuters
- Elon Musk Didn’t Lie but Used the ‘Wrong Words’ in Tesla Funding Tweet, Says Lawyer – Businessinsider
- Tesla Driver a Loyal FSD User Even After Crash With Autopilot – Businessinsider
- GM explores mini electric pickup – Automotive News
- Here’s what Twitter lost in advertising revenue in final months of 2022 – Reuters
- Toyota’s aggressive plan to ramp up production – Automotive News
Archives for January 2023
Friday Morning Auto News, Jan 20, 2023: Stellantis runs out of parts in Italy. Musk, director of fake autopilot video to take the stand, jury should be warned. More.
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jan 19, 2023: Britishvolt’s collapse seen as ‘an unmitigated disaster’ for UK auto industry. Watch 2 totally staged scenes from 2016 Tesla video. More
- Britishvolt’s collapse seen as ‘an unmitigated disaster’ for UK auto industry – Automotive News
- A Tesla Crashed During Filming for Self-Driving Ad, Engineer Said – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk Trial Opens to Debate Over Nature of Tesla Tweets – Wall Street Journal
- 2 totally staged scenes from a 2016 tesla self – Businessinsider
- Elon Musk depicted as liar, visionary in Tesla tweet trial – Washington Post
- Tesla Has the Most Valuable Car Brand. Too Bad It Isn’t the Strongest. – Barrons
- Sacked GM workers in India sue company, CEO Barra for unpaid compensation – Reuters
- Volvo’s former CTO Henrik Green to depart – Automotive News
- New BYD Atto 3 confirmed for UK sale in the coming weeks – Autocar
- Hertz is bringing thousands of EVs and chargers to the city of Denver in a broad new partnership – CNBC
- Britishvolt site draws interest from more than a dozen companies – FT
- Davos 2023-Uber not planning any company-wide layoffs – Reuters
- How Tesla’s Price Cut Is Making Its Rivals Sweat – Barrons
Remembering Dr. Carl Hahn, and finally the truth about China can be told
Sadly, Dr. Carl Hahn, one of Volkswagen’s best CEOs, left us last week at the age of 96. I had the honor of working for him when I was a very young copywriter, and when he was the CEO of Continental Tires. I also worked for on the Volkswagen account a lot after Hahn returned to Volkswagen in 1982. Hahn was famous for having turned the Beetle from a Nazi car into an American cult, and for bringing Volkswagen to China, now by far the largest market of Volkswagen’s empire. Back when, and now in many eulogies, Hahn was praised for his long-term strategic thinking and foresight.
Here is the truth about Volkswagen and China, as told to me by Hahn’s right hand man and multipurpose executive Werner “W.P.” Schmidt, who also departed from the living a few years ago.
Wednesday Morning Auto News, Jan 18, 2023: Musk’s Twitter auctions-off espresso machines and kegerators to raise money. “Funding secured” trial begins. More
- Twitter is auctioning off espresso machines and kegerators from its San Francisco headquarters – CNBC
- Tesla, shareholders to lay out arguments in ‘funding secured’ fraud trial – Reuters
- Musk Jury Chosen for Tesla Investor Fraud Trial Over 2018 Tweets – Bloomberg
- Renault 2022 sales slip 9% – Just-Auto
- Jeep Avenger electric SUV to launch from £36,500 – Autocar
- New 2023 Hyundai Kona gets EV option and sporty N line trim – Autocar
- 2023 Hyundai Kona to get ICE variants and first-in-class tech – Autocar
- Elon Musk vs. Twitter: Cracks in the Empire – Axios
- Andrea Agnelli to quit board roles at Stellantis, Exor – Reuters
- Toyota limits orders for Lexus in Japan due to chip shortage – Nikkei
- Aston Martin DBS 770 is £314k, 759bhp swansong – Autocar
- Toyota plans to produce 750000 vehicles globally in February – Reuters
Tuesday Morning Auto News, Jan 17, 2023: Musk’s ‘funding secured’ trial begins in SF. Nissan, Renault “rebalancing.” More.
- Musk ‘funding secured’ trial set to begin in San Francisco – Automotive News
- White hat hackers gain access to data at 7 more automakers – Automotive News
- Elon Musk’s Tesla Tweets Could Cost Him Billions More — in Court – Bloomberg
- Nissan, Renault Near ‘Historic’ Rebalancing Of Alliance: Source – Barrons
- Tesla, Musk face trial in shareholder case over 2018 tweets – Reuters
- Elon Musk Faces Trial Over His 2018 Plan to Take Tesla Private – New York Times
- Elon Musk’s Appetite for Destruction – New York Times
- China’s BYD Will Start Selling Electric SUVs in the UK This Quarter – Bloomberg
- Tesla, BYD Finalizing Deals to Invest in Indonesia EV Space – Bloomberg
- Ex-McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt named new BAC chairman – Autocar
- Xpeng Follows Tesla With Major Price Cuts on China Electric Cars – Bloomberg
Monday Morning Auto News, Jan 16, 2023: Tesla under Metalworker Union fire in Germany. RIP Carl Hahn. Taliban launches sports car. More.
- Tesla under fire in Germany over union concerns on working hours, contracts – Reuters
- China NEV sales jump in 2022, with some makers far out in front – Nikkei
- Taliban Officials Introduce Sports Car With a Toyota Corolla Engine – Businessinsider
- Volkswagen Sees China Car Market Recovery This Year – Bloomberg
- Carl Hahn, VW CEO who led automaker’s U.S.,China expansion, dies at 96 – Automotive News
- Rolls Royce and Porsche’s Sales Show Rich Aren’t Cutting Back Just yet – Businessinsider
- QIA CEO Says Wealth Fund Trusts Elon Musk’s Twitter Leadership – Bloomberg
- Volkswagen Sees China Market Accelerating After Tough First Quarter – Bloomberg
- Volkswagen relishes competition in Chinese EV market – Reuters
- Volkswagen aspires to “leading role” in Chinese EV market. – Reuters
Friday Morning Auto News, Jan 13, 2023: Musk “pours rocket fuel on stock crash,’ initiates world-wide ‘fire sale.” Starlink halts China expansion. More
- Musk Poured Rocket Fuel on Tesla’s Stock Crash – Bloomberg
- All You Need to Know About Musk’s Tesla Fire Sale – Washington Post
- Tesla China Plant Expansion in Doubt Over Starlink Concerns – Bloomberg
- Tesla cuts prices in the U.S. and Europe to stoke sales after lackluster year-end deliveries – CNBC
- Tesla China Plant Expansion in Doubt – Bloomberg
- Tesla Slashes Prices Up to 20% in Broad Bid to Boost Sales – Bloomberg
- Tesla cuts electric car prices across Europe and US to bolster demand – FT
- Tesla slashes prices across lineup on demand worries – Automotive News
- Judge to Hear Elon Musk Request to Relocate Trial Over Tesla Tweets – Wall Street Journal
- Tesla cuts car prices by up to 20%, qualifying some for Biden EV tax credit – Fortune
Thursday Morning Auto News, Jan 12, 2023: VW sales fall to 11 year low. German industry loses green energy race. Stellantis lobbies no more. More.
- Volkswagen Sales Fall to 11-Year Low After Chip Shortages Crimp … – Bloomberg
- German industry is losing green energy race, autos association warns – Reuters
- Stellantis ends all lobbying activities – Automotive News
- Tesla Closes In on Preliminary Deal for Indonesia EV Plant – Bloomberg
- Electric Cars Are Getting Too Big and Bulky, Safety Regulator NTSB Warns – Bloomberg
- U.S.-made EVs rule the market — and the trend is accelerating – Automotive News
- Suzuki Jimny gets extended five-door body variant – Autocar
- Tesla China Factory Expansion Plans in Doubt Amid Data Concerns – Bloomberg
- Volkswagen Group output on the rise in Q4 after full-year 7% drop – Reuters
- Daimler Truck overcomes supply chain shortages with 14.2% sales … – Reuters
- Google, Porsche in talks over Google Apps access – Reuters
- Indonesia says investment talks with Tesla still ongoing – Reuters